Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
NE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
218
173
186
174
172
215
198
627
1360
2367
2001
1533
1307
987
698
599
284
205
461
402
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:02AM1.89m
9:28PM1.74m
10:05AM1.89m
10:32PM1.74m
11:09AM1.90m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.27m
3:47AM0.22m
4:28PM0.27m
4:47AM0.20m
5:28PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:58
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6:56
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7:34
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7:35
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7:37
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
18
17
12
10
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
10
16
15
9
7
3
2
2
3
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
5
5
4
3
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